Assignment 1 Brand Management 08/03/13 Submitted by Mehvash Zameer Brand Association Questions: The answer to brand association questions were taken from 5 very loyal customers of coke. Following is a cumulative response to the questions: 1. First thing that comes to mind with Coke: * Energy * Awake * The color Red * The bottle * Drink 2. Strengths and weaknesses of the brand: Strengths | Weaknesses | Taste | Not easily available everywhere | Strength | Brand extensions
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Ratio Analysis Formulas 1) Financial ratios S.no | Ratio | Formula | Ideal ratio | comments | 1 | Current ratio | Current assetsCurrent liabilities | 2:1/1.33:1 | Indicates firm’s commitment to meet financial obligations.Avery heavy ratio is not desirable as it indicates less efficient use of funds | 2 | Quick ratio | Quick assetsCurrent liabilities | 1:1 | This ratio also indicates short term solvency of a firm | 3 | Debt –Equity ratios | long term debtequity | 1:2 | Indicates long
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4 Chapter 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Theoretical background 8 1.1.1 Use and significance of Ratio Analysis 8 1.1.2 Limitations 11 1.1.3 Classifications of ratios 13 1.2 Research Methodology 33 1.2.1 Need for the study 33 1.2.2 Scope of the study 33 1.2.3 Objectives of the
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX Mr. XXXXX English 84 February 1‚ 2013 One of the Major Causes of Obesity Mark Bittman’s article “Coke Blinks” discusses how the famous soda company‚ Coca-Cola‚ recently released a video where it addresses the growing problem in our nation of obesity. In the video Coca-Cola attempts to claim that it is not their fault people are obese; it’s the consumers fault because the company offers low calorie beverages and now has smaller proportioned drinks. They are basically saying that
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shareholders with USD 8 billion was returned to shareholder. (Source: PepsiCo Website) 19 brands generating more than USD 1 billion revenue Pepsi is positioned to win in the long term. (Source: Pepsi Annual Report 2010) The underlying performance of Pepsi remained solid despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. A strong performance was delivered by Pepsi with growth in revenues along with increase in net income ensured sustainable performance. For detailed financial analysis please refer
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INTRODUCTION: Beverage Industry Overview: The juice and beverage industry is one of the largest and most contributive industrial sectors in Pakistan. Currently there are about 170 units operating in Pakistan that produce water‚ syrups and squashes‚ because of which both upstream and downstream industries have grown and are flourishing. According to CBR‚ the beverage industry in Pakistan has grown significantly over time. Pakistan has become the 6th largest exporter of Food and Beverages
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STUDY RATIO ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The traditional financial statements that comprise of the balance sheet and profit and loss account do not give enough information related to financial operations of the company. These financial statements prepared as per the statutory requirement of law need to be analyzed in order to evaluate the past performance of the company and the future prospects. The most widely used tool is Ratio Analysis. DEFINITION OF RATIO A way of expressing
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Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue after another to resolve over the past decade or so. There is no current evidence to suggest that Coca-Cola could become the next Enron. Both companies have had to deal with issues with employees not having loyalty to the business. What differs between the two is Enron had accounting numbers that did not add up correctly. The reason behind this was later discovered that company money was being transferred to off shore bank accounts. This was later proven to
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Coca-Cola’s Journey to World Class Supply Chain Excellence 1 Classified - Internal use Agenda • • • • • • Who We (CPS) Are Journey Stages Structure & People SCE3 Methodology Key Learnings Q&A 2 Classified - Internal use Who is Commercial Products Supply? Caps CO2 Water Concentrate Bottles Brand Labels Sweeteners 3 Classified - Internal use CPS’s Global Span in es rn Sit te re 8 es he W isp em H in es & Sit pe 7 ro a Eu fric A in es Sit ia 10 As 4 Classified
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Company still need achieve goal of maximizing profits through vending machine sales. o Consumers may choose cold water instead of a coke to quench thirst on hot days. o Do coke products actually quench thirst in extreme temperatures due to the sugar and caffeine content? • Rationales o Consumers could decide to buy another brand of beverage instead of a coke product‚ e.g.‚ water or nothing at all. o Company can maximize profit by re-evaluating how to increase vending machine sales based on
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